The subdivider and his or her engineer or surveyor, if any, is expected to familiarize him or herself with all of the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act of the state, and with the requirements of this title, and to follow the same before presenting any map for approval to either the planning commission or the council of the city.
(Prior code § 18.2)
No error or omission on the part of any official or employee of the city, in approving any map or in compelling or failure to compel compliance with any requirement of the state Subdivision Map Act or of this title or on failure to require payment of any sum as provided in this chapter, shall prevent or prejudice the city, and the city may require compliance therewith at any time thereafter.
(Prior code § 18.2)
The subdivider is required to give to the city the option to purchase all water rights and water stock used in connection with the lands being subdivided at the fair market price, or if there be no market price, at the fair value of such water rights or water stock. Such offer shall accompany the presentation to the city council for approval of the record of survey map or the final map of the subdivision.
(Prior code § 18.2)
No land shall be subdivided on any single map when such land is separated or divided into two or more parcels or portions by any parcel of land other than a street, alley, railroad right-of-way, public utility right-of-way, or flood control right-of-way, and when such land is so separated each separate parcel or portion thereof, is subdivided, shall be subdivided as a separate parcel and shown on a separate subdivision map.
(Prior code § 18.2)
(a) 
Each major or secondary street shall conform in width and substantially in alignment with that shown or indicated in the master plan of streets now adopted or that may hereafter be adopted by the city council.
(b) 
This section shall not apply to maps referred to in Section 11537 of the Subdivision Map Act or to maps made for the sole purpose of establishing existing land title boundaries.
(Prior code § 18.2)
Any part-width major or secondary street, or any reservation therefor lying along and adjacent to any boundary of a subdivision shall have such a width as will conform to the lines shown on the master plan of streets covering the same portion of such subdivision.
(Prior code § 18.2)
(a) 
Curve Radius. On any street other than a major or secondary highway, no center line curve radius of less than one hundred feet shall be provided, unless sufficient evidence is offered to the council by the subdivider to show that the one hundred foot radius is not practicable.
(b) 
Block Corner Cutoff. At each street intersection the property line at each block corner shall be rounded with a curve with a radius of fifteen feet.
(c) 
Intersection Angle. Any highway or street intersecting any other highway or street shall intersect it at an angle as nearly a right angle as practicable.
(d) 
Dead End Streets. Where a street is designed to remain a dead end street, an adequate turning area shall be provided at the dead end thereof, which if square or rectangular in shape shall be not less than eighty feet in width and eighty feet in length or if circular in shape it shall have a radius of not less than forty feet at the property line of lots fronting on the turning area. Provided that dead end streets are permitted, great care must be exercised that proper drainage is provided, and that cost of public utilities will not be greatly increased.
(e) 
Alleys in Congested Districts. An alley twenty feet wide shall be provided at the rear of all lots where the property is to be used for multiple residential use (not including two family use) or commercial or other restrictive use. The city council may waive all or a portion of this alley requirement if it determines that such alley would be contrary to good planning, would adversely affect the master plan or would not be for the welfare of the general public.
(f) 
Alleys Intersecting. Where two alleys intersect, a cut not less than ten feet along each alley shall be provided.
(g) 
Alleys in Lieu of Service Roads. Where it is proposed to subdivide property abutting a major or secondary highway and the circumstances of such property or of adjoining property to render it inadvisable or undesirable to provide access to the lots along such highway by means of a service road or other local street, an alley twenty feet wide shall be provided at the rear of such lots.
(Prior code § 18.2)
Whenever the council shall have determined that a street is necessary for the future subdivision of the property as shown on the subdivision map or for adjoining property, but that the present dedication and connection of such street is not warranted, the council may require that the location, width and extent of such street shall be shown on the final map or on an approved record of survey map as a future street. No improvement of such future street shall be required of the subdivider at the time a final map or record of survey map is submitted to the city council for its approval.
(Prior code § 18.2)
(a) 
Area and Width. Each lot in any subdivision shall have an area and width of not less than the required area and width as that term is defined in zoning, Title 21, or any amendment thereto, for the zone in which the lot or any portion thereof is located, except that when a lot fronts on a circular turning area of permanent dead end streets, the width of such frontage shall not be less than thirty feet and the area of each such lot shall be not less than the required area as that term is defined in zoning, Title 21.
(b) 
Frontage. The alignment of streets shall be such as to provide frontage for each lot of the subdivision.
(c) 
Additional parking area for commercial use. Wherever property in the subdivision is to be devoted to commercial use, special consideration shall be given to automobile parking space independent of highway curb side parking, as provided by zoning, Title 21 or any amendment thereof.
(d) 
Lot side line angle. In all cases where practicable the side lines of lots shall be at an approximate right angle to the street upon which such lots front, except that when lots front on a circular turning area of permanent dead end streets the side lines of lots shall be radial lines drawn through the center of the curve of the turning area.
(Prior code § 18.2; Ord. 1080 § 1, 1968)
In addition to the requirements of the Subdivision Map Act of the state relating to record of survey maps, the following are hereby adopted as additional requirements:
(1) 
The record of survey map shall be approved first by the city engineer who shall file his or her written report thereon with the city clerk before such map is presented to the planning commission or the city council;
(2) 
Before the council shall approve the map, the subdivider shall enter into an agreement with the city for the improvement of the public streets and alleys or any private streets and alleys laid out on such map in the same form, manner and extent and upon the same terms and conditions as agreements made relative to improvements on final maps.
(Prior code § 18.7)
Whenever the Subdivision Map Act requires an act to be done or certificate or other instrument furnished and the office of the county surveyor or any other office of the county requires such act to be done or certificate or other instrument to be furnished before the map can be recorded, and this title is silent upon such subject, this title shall be construed as requiring such acts to be done and such certificates or other instruments to be furnished to the proper officers of the county in accordance with the provisions of such act and the rules and regulations of such offices, and the same shall be a part of this title as though fully set out herein.
(Prior code § 18.9)
(a) 
The following conditions are applicable to all divisions of land reviewed pursuant the provisions of this title:
(1) 
That the final tract map or parcel map be recorded thin twelve months of city council approval and prior to the issuance of any building permits;
(2) 
That curbs, gutters, sidewalks, paving, drainage structures, sanitary sewers, water lines/appurtenances, street lights (with underground service), street landscaping, street signs, traffic safety devices, and underground utility lines (electric, telephone and CATV) be constructed and installed in accordance with city standards and specifications;
(3) 
That payment be made for street signs, sanitary sewer charge, traffic signs, street trees, underground street lights, waterfront footage charge, water meters, and water acreage charge;
(4) 
That the owner-developer provide the city engineer with a flood hazard report for his or her review prior to approval of the final map by the city council; further, that the city engineer must approve all drainage structures, controls and/or devices suggested in the flood hazard report and may require additional structures, controls and/or devices if upon investigation they are deemed advisable for the protection of the property;
(5) 
That street dedications, street excavations and easements or public utilities (street walk, water, and drainage) shall be deeded as necessary to the city; provided, that for each deed required pursuant to this section the owner-developer shall pay the city a fee, established pursuant to resolution of city council, for the processing of such deed;
(6) 
Preservation of Existing Trees. All existing living trees having a DBH of six inches or more shall be preserved and no grading shall be done to endanger them without providing tree wells or protective planters or other mitigation measures as recommended by a certified arborist. If said trees are destroyed applicant shall replace them with trees whose size, number, and planting location shall be determined by the planning department before final occupancy is granted to any new resident. If trees having a DBH of six inches or more were removed prior to the applicant filing the subdivision application, the applicant shall undertake reasonable efforts to replace said trees to mitigate the effects of the removal of said trees. Tree well details and plans shall be submitted at the direction of the city forester and the planning department for locations where cuts or fills adjacent to trees exceed one foot in height.
Trees that have a six-inch or greater diameter at breast height (DBH) shall be shown on the site plan, and shall include the identification of species, diameter at breast height (DBH), and the condition of each tree.
Where required by the planning department, the applicant shall submit a tree preservation/relocation/replacement/removal plan, and shall include the following:
(A) 
Methods of tree preservation.
1. 
Trees to be retained on site shall be encircled by a protective fence. In all cases, fencing shall be installed prior to commencement of any grading and/or construction activity, and shall remain in place throughout all phases of development. Fences may not be removed without first obtaining written authorization from the city forester. The fence shall be placed outside of the tree root zones. General root zone estimates may be determined by one foot of radius per inch of trunk diameter at breast height (DBH).
2. 
No structure or impervious paving should be located within the drip line or within a six-foot radius of the trunk perimeter, whichever is greater. A tree with a DBH of thirty inches or more shall require additional space as determined by the city forester. Decks located above the root zones of retained trees shall be of post and beam, construction to reduce the need for root pruning or removal.
3. 
All areas within the tree protection zones shall remain in natural states and grades. The following activities shall be prohibited within tree protection zones; construction, stockpiling of materials, parking, soil compaction or other such detrimental activities.
4. 
The applicant shall retain a certified arborist to monitor compliance with the tree preservation conditions approved by the planning commission.
(B) 
Tree replacement recommendations; and
(C) 
A report with recommendations from a certified arborist.
(7) 
That satisfactory grading plans be submitted to the public works department for approval prior to the acceptance of the final tract map. The public works department shall collect the necessary bonds for the grading of the tract;
(8) 
That a geologic soil and an engineering geologic report be submitted to, and subject to the approval of, the city. The said report shall include results of an investigation for evidence or potential active faulting in order to preclude the possibility of new building construction on top of any potentially active fault zones and building standard recommendations in areas (vicinity) of faulting;
(9) 
That the final grading plan shall show a scheme whereby the proposed residences are adapted to existing topography and are compatible with surrounding areas, thus eliminating costly pads and grading;
(10) 
That the owner-developer consent to annex the tract to the city landscaping and lighting maintenance district number 1;
(11) 
That final street, water, sewer and drainage plans be submitted and approved prior to the recordation of the final map;
(12) 
That all residences have the residence address clearly marked on the curbing in addition to the number attached to the residence in accordance with city standards.
(13) 
That the design of the division of land shall provide one or more appropriate cable television systems an opportunity to construct, install and maintain, on land identified on the map as dedicated or to be dedicated to public utility use, any equipment necessary to extend cable television services to each residential parcel in the subdivision. For the purpose of this paragraph, "appropriate cable television systems" means those franchised to serve the geographical area in which the subdivision is located. This paragraph shall not apply to the conversion of existing dwelling units to condominiums, community apartments, or stock cooperatives.
(b) 
In applying the provisions of subsection (a) to any proposed division of land, the planning commission and the city council may delete or alter one or more of the conditions if, in their judgment, such condition or conditions are not necessary to fulfill the intent of this title.
(c) 
The planning commission and the city council may impose such additional conditions as they deem necessary or appropriate to fulfill the intent of this title.
(Ord. 1364 § 1, 1981; Ord. 1536 § 15, 1989; Ord. 1598 § 2, 1992; Ord. 1768 § 4, 2003)
The city may require areas of real property within a proposed subdivision or parcel map, with specific rights of public access, to be reserved for parks, recreational facilities, fire stations, libraries or other public uses provided that proposed reservations are consistent with the general plan, the limitations of the Subdivision Map Act, or other requirements of federal or state law.
(Ord. 1869 § 1, 2007)
Pursuant to the provisions of California Government Code Section 66428 (the Subdivision Map Act), and subject to making the findings provided therein, the city council or planning commission may waive the requirements of a parcel map.
(Ord. 1884 § 1, 2007)